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Quiz 1-3

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

myreport.doc is a proper DOS filename.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 2. 

A program jump can best be described as:
a.
Loading an application from the hard drive into memory.
b.
Assigning memory addresses to each of the individual program instructions.
c.
An instruction that causes control to be sent from one memory address to another memory address out of sequential order.
d.
A common application error when a program accidentally accesses the wrong memory address.
 

 3. 

In this kind of operating system interface, the user executes commands by using a mouse and selecting the commands from a list.
a.
Command driven interface
b.
Menu driven interface
c.
Icon driven interface
d.
Prompt driven interface
 

 4. 

This is a state during which an operating system can truly be performing more than one command at a time.
a.
Task switching
b.
Multitasking
c.
Cooperative multitasking
d.
Time domain multitasking
 

 5. 

This operating system can be used for specialized applications, however it is unable to take advantage of some of the newer features of current technology. It contains no GUI.
a.
Windows 3.x
b.
DOS
c.
Windows 98
d.
UNIX
 

 6. 

This was the first operating system to support plug and play. (It was available in S/R 2.)
a.
Windows NT
b.
Windows 98
c.
Windows 95
d.
Windows 3.3
 

 7. 

This operating system is still alive and well, however it suffers from lack of standardization.
a.
Windows 95
b.
Windows NT
c.
Windows 2000
d.
UNIX
 

 8. 

This is the first true multitasking OS.
a.
Windows 95
b.
Windows NT
c.
Windows 2000
d.
Windows 98
 

 9. 

DOS assumed that ___________ programs would/could be running at one time.
a.
one
b.
two
c.
three
d.
an unlimited number of
 

 10. 

In ____ mode, the OS will not allow programs to directly access the RAM.
a.
real
b.
protected
c.
program
d.
operating system
 

 11. 

When a program opens, it is loaded into:
a.
ROM
b.
RAM
c.
free space on the hard drive
d.
firmware
 



 
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